District Courts Act 1947 No 16 (as at 29 June 2009), Public Act

3 Courts constituted
  • (1) There shall continue to be within New Zealand courts of record, possessing civil and criminal jurisdiction, henceforth to be called District Courts.

    (2) Each court shall have a seal, which shall be kept by the Registrar.

    Section 3: substituted, on 1 April 1980, by section 4 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).